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prophage

English

Etymology

pro- +? phage

Noun

prophage (plural prophages)

  1. (biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

Translations

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phage

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -????? (-phágos, eater), from ???- (phag-), aorist stem of ????? (esthí?), ??? (éd?, to eat, to consume).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fe?d?/
  • Rhymes: -e?d?

Noun

phage (plural phages or phage)

  1. (microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
    • "The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage." Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, ?ISBN, p. 81

Synonyms

  • bacteriophage

See also

  • virophage

References

  • phage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • phage therapy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Pegah

French

Noun

phage m (plural phages)

  1. Synonym of bactériophage

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